Choose one of these options and write a short 5-paragraph argument answering the prompt. Essay Option A: Cross-Text Thematic Essay Many of these writers use personal experience or art to challenge systems of power — social, racial, or patriarchal. Compare how two authors (e.g., Douglass and Baldwin, Woolf and Gilman, Silko and Adichie) use narrative voice, symbolism, or structure to portray the struggle for autonomy and identity. Essay Option B: Gender and Voice Across The Yellow Wallpaper, A Room of One’s Own, Girl, and Yellow Woman, women confront societal definitions of womanhood. Write an essay analyzing how these works challenge gender roles through voice, narration, or creative expression.What patterns or differences do you see in how each author defines freedom for women?

Woolf claims, “A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.” Analyze how economic and spatial independence serve as metaphors for artistic freedom.

What are two components of the ventilator bundle and how do they prevent VAP? (Answer in 2-4 sentences to receive full points.)

CASE 3 — Sepsis Bundle Activation A 59‑year‑old patient presents with:Temp 39.2°CHR 122MAP 58RR 28SpO₂ 90% on 4 L NC Lactate returns at 4.1 mmol/L. The sepsis bundle is initiated.Answer the following:1. Identify two required elements of the 1‑hour sepsis bundle that must be completed immediately. (2 pts)2. Explain why obtaining blood cultures before antibiotics is essential. (1 pt)3. List two ways the RT contributes to sepsis bundle success. (2 pts)

A primary purpose of ventilator “lung‑rest” strategies during ECMO is:

How does Silko use the fusion of myth and reality to explore Native American identity in “Yellow Woman”?What does the narrator’s blurred perception suggest about cultural continuity?

CASE 2 — ECMO Initiation for Severe ARDS A 44‑year‑old patient with influenza pneumonia is on maximal ventilator settings:VC mode, VT 6 mL/kg, RR 30, FiO₂ 1.0, PEEP 16Proned for 16 hours/dayABG: PaO₂ 48, PaO₂/FiO₂ ratio = 48Despite all measures, the patient remains severely hypoxemic. Answer the following:1. Based on this case, explain why and what type of ECMO is indicated. (2 pts)2. What ventilator strategy should the RT apply once the patient is placed on VV ECMO? (1 pt)3. List two ECMO‑related complications the RT must monitor for and briefly describe their significance. (2 pts)

Critical care bundles are optional guidelines with inconsistent impact on ICU outcomes.

Which communication strategy ensures accuracy by requiring the receiver to repeat back the message?

Write an essay interpreting these lines in context. How do they encapsulate (or complicate) Keats’s philosophy of Romanticism? Consider the tone, ambiguity, and speaker’s evolving perspective. Is this statement a revelation, a question, or a paradox?